Julie Morgenstern Quotes (7 Quotes)

If there's an emergency, someone will come get you. Use this time to think strategically about your work.

The influx of e-mail never stops, particularly in a global economy, ... You could always check e-mail. And people are still programmed to wait for things to calm down in order to do proactive stuff 'When it quiets down, when I get through this flood, this batch, these to-dos, I will get proactive.' But there never is a quiet time.

Writing an e-mail message, for all its supposed informality, can also quietly ratchet up stress as people strive for the correct tone, grammar and pitch-perfect brevity. People don't take the time to think things through, ... A lot of mistakes are made.

Leaving work a half-hour early makes you work as if you're on a deadline all the time.

Once you have a baby, you can't hold all this stuff in your memory.

Pull away, even though it feels like career suicide. Go home. Rest, sleep, recharge, have fun with your kids, play with the dog and watch how much more effective you will be.

I would say that 75 percent to 80 percent of the clients I work with choose the wrong place for their files. They tuck it away in some remote location like a spare bedroom or in a basement.